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Posted by Michael549 on Sun Jan 27 11:29:11 2008, in response to Re: New Transit Museum Facility, posted by Newkirk Images on Sun Jan 27 11:01:33 2008. There are a number of "transit fans" on the forums who would demolish their own mother's home, if that meant that they could run a transit line somewhere! I am kidding of course, but not by much.It is just that too often folks propose stuff that will never ever see the light of any day, that has no serious chance of ever becoming real, that it really seems like a waste of "electronic ink". Some folks here spent the past 8-months arguing about the V-train on the Broadway line, now they are arguing about such a route on Fulton Street, and before that about the V-train to Culver. Other folks are arguing about a new subway tunnel to Roosevelt Island only - while others talk about reviving the IND Second System. Then they argue about that their ideas not being taken "seriously", when any kind of concensus on an issue is immediately thrown away for the latest new idea. So "Let's redesign the whole subway" just because some folks feel that they have to wait too long for a train. The idea that there are limits: financial, legal, practical - etc - just has no meaning - its as if "we can color our paper maps anyway we want" without any concerns or realities. While some of this is in the realm of fantasy and just jaw-boning, its ... So the best advice that I can give is - do not worry about the Transit Museum - it will be around in its present location for a long time. As one who has taken his classes there on many a trip, and still enjoy it - for as long as the MTA supports the Museum it will be around. Those on the forums who would "tear it down" for their latest new subway idea, will be discussing another issue in a month or less, and previous "just got to do it" bright ideas will be forgotten. Mike |
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